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/gray"deuh beuhl/, adj.1. capable of being graded.2. Gram. (esp. of adjectives and adverbs) denoting a quality or state that can be present in varying degree or extent; capable of undergoing comparison or intensification, as heavy - heavier, cheerful - more cheerful, or tall - very tall, but not atomic or dental.[GRADE + -ABLE]
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gradable — grad|a|ble [ greıdəbl ] adjective a gradable adjective can be used with words such as very, more, or less, or have COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE forms. Big, happy, and expensive are examples of gradable adjectives … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gradable — UK [ˈɡreɪdəb(ə)l] / US adjective linguistics a gradable adjective can be used with words such as very , more , or less , or have comparative and superlative forms. Big , happy , and expensive are examples of gradable adjectives … English dictionary
gradable — adj. Gradable is used with these nouns: ↑adjective … Collocations dictionary
gradable — grad|a|ble [ˈgreıdəbəl] adj an adjective which is gradable can be used in the ↑comparative or ↑superlative forms, or with words such as very or fairly >gradability [ˌgreıdəˈbılıti] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
gradable — adjective an adjective which is gradable can be used in the comparative 1 (4) or superlative 1 (2) forms, or with words such as very , fairly , and almost gradability noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gradable — adjective see grade II … New Collegiate Dictionary
gradable — 1. adjective Able to form degrees or grades. Ant: ungradable 2. noun A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something … Wiktionary
gradable — adjective Grammar denoting an adjective that can be used in the comparative and superlative and take a submodifier. Derivatives gradability noun … English new terms dictionary
gradable — grad·able … English syllables
gradable — adjective capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.) • Similar to: ↑hierarchical, ↑hierarchal, ↑hierarchic … Useful english dictionary
